May 24, 2013

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T-Mobile Confirmed “BlackBerry Bold 9780″ Release on Nov. 17

The Blackberry Bold 9780 from RIM  running the latest Blackberry OS 6.0 featuring a full QWERTY keypad, 5MP camera with LED flash, and support for 3G/Wi-Fi calling, will be available in T-Mobile stores and online, starting November 17th, for $129.99 with a 2-year contract, after $50 mail-in rebate. T-Mobile will offer the RIM BlackBerry Bold [...]

Redbox.com Celebrates One Billion Movie Rentals in 6 Years (Redbox.com/thanks)

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Redbox.com, the popular DVD rental provider who is one of the leading causes for Blockbuster’s market challenges, has rented its one billionth movie this weekend. In order to mark the occasion the company has decided to offer everyone who rented a movie in September a free one-night rental. www.Redbox.com/thanks website offers Thanks a Billion Giveaway, [...]

FFXIV Server Status : Square Enix Limiting Access to the Beta

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The FFXIV server status is that the traffic is too high and the servers are unaccessible at the moment. You can play Final Fantasy XIV online if you’re lucky right now, and personally I believe that Square Enix should have been more prepared. For those of you who are still having problems  getting into the [...]

Google Homepage Black Ribbon Remembers Hurricane Katrina‎ Disaster

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If you are regularly checking the web for any updates, you would perhaps notice the black ribbon located below Google’s homepage. If you hover your mouse into that image of black ribbon, you would notice that it pertains to Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. Today is the [...]

Toshiba to Start Solar Power Projects in Europe and US

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Toshiba Starts Solar Power Projects in Europe and US : According to Reuters Africa, Toshiba said it plans to launch solar power projects in Europe and the United States, hoping to generate $1.8 billion in overseas sales from solar power operations in the year to March 2016. Toshiba sees the solar power business as one [...]

Can RIM Survive the War Against Blackberry ?

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We already know that the Blackberry manufacturer company RIM is under growing pressure from various governments, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and India, to allow greater access to its proprietary security technology. Government officials claim it’s to allow them to monitor terrorists and other criminal activity, but critics say such access could just [...]

‘Star Wars’ Series in Blu-ray Format Will Release in 2011

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“Star Wars” is finally coming to Blu-ray. It was announced at Star Wars Celebration V that Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring the complete Star Wars Saga to the Blu-ray format with a worldwide release in Fall 2011. It’s the first time any of the films have been available in high-definition [...]

MySpace Re-designing to be More Like Facebook

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The once-dominant social network is redoing its home page. And the changes indicate that the site is trying to emulate some of the success of its rival Facebook. MySpace, which has fallen from its place at the top of the social-media heap to national punchline-level, hasn’t given up hope just yet. The site is preparing [...]

Tweeting is Now a Culture – Twitter Crosses 20 Billion Tweets

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Microblogging social network Twitter has surpassed 20 billion tweets a couple of hours ago. This landmark was achieved by Japanese user Passionate Pirro’s tweet. Believe it or not, this 20 billionth tweet came after just less than 2 months of the 10 billionth update. So you can easily imagine the boom Twitter has seen in [...]

Buy Your Own Grace Digital Audio Tuner Wi-Fi Radio and Media Player Now Available

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If you’re looking to give your home theater or stereo system a Web-enabled boost, or want a quick way to bring your favorite streaming music from Pandora, SIRIUS, Live365, NPR, or other streaming music and news stations to your big speakers without connecting your computer to your receiver, the Grace Digital Tuner Wi-Fi Radio and [...]